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March 29, 2012
Jane Sibley Frantz
Do Martians worry about natural disasters? They should! Scientists have reason to believe earthquakes, or “marsquakes,” are taking place on the red planet. According to a Time Magazine report, ultra high resolution photos from a British satellite captured the misplacement of large boulders on Mars.…
March 22, 2012
Carrie Speranza
Virginia has been hit by over 50 tornadoes in the last three years, with Fairfax County ranking as one of the highest in the state for tornado vulnerability.
March 15, 2012
David Cahan
Among natural hazards, floods are the leading cause of property damage and death in the United States. National Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 12-16) is intended to highlight the many ways floods can occur, associated hazards, and what you can do to save property and life.
March 15, 2012
As part of last week’s symposium, “Strategic Conservation Planning Using Green Infrastructure,” sponsored by The Conservation Fund, I had the privilege of presenting to key federal asset managers from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, and National…
February 22, 2012
Stuart Geiger
Puerto Rico’s Caribbean location and topography create a landscape prone to riverine flash-flooding and coastal storm surge. Combined with decades of dramatic urban development, a significant population is at risk of devastating flood damage from both tropical systems and heavy showers and…
February 2, 2012
Shandi Treloar
On Tuesday, February 7, at 10:15 a.m. CST, nine states across the central U.S. will participate in this year’s second annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut. The drill will start when the National Weather Service sends a tone-alert to the NOAA Weather Radio. The radio will tell those listening to…
October 31, 2011
Roots of modern family emergency planning reach back to the civil defense preparedness efforts of the early to mid 1900’s. In large part, family preparedness efforts were born from threats of global war and the possibility of targeted, strategic military attacks. These threats required citizens and…
October 24, 2011
Ron Budzinski
Hurricane Katrina has become a distant memory for many around the country. Yet, for those who experienced the New Orleans devastation firsthand on August 29, 2005, the memory is as fresh as if it had happened yesterday. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office celebrated one very significant recovery…
October 4, 2011
Many people are surprised to learn that the Arizona desert can experience extreme flooding. Flash floods, which can occur after intense thunderstorms, are particularly hazardous in low-lying areas as they can happen very quickly. In Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix metropolitan area, flood…
October 4, 2011
Jennifer Moore
This past January, I traveled to Ecuador as a professional partner with the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) chapter of Engineers without Borders (EWB). EWB is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to performing engineering and construction projects for communities in need. Our on-going…
August 29, 2011
Jon Stewart
While much of the east coast was preparing for Hurricane Irene last week and trying to determine where she would strike, Mother Nature threw us a curveball that rocked our Tuesday. Literally. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake may be nothing to those in California, but in the Washington, D.C., area this…
August 15, 2011
Update to 7.11.2011 blog: Above-Normal Hurricane Season for the Atlantic
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